Synonyms of recreate

recreate 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈre-krē-ˌāt 

1

as in to restore

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restore
• revive
• refresh
• renovate
• renew
• regenerate
• redevelop
• replenish
• revitalize
• repair
• freshen
• rejuvenate
• resuscitate
• revivify
• recharge
• refurbish
• reconstitute
• reclaim
• redesign
• refreshen
• remodel
• rehabilitate
• reengineer
• remake
• overhaul
• redo
• recondition
• refill
• modernize
• update
• rehab
• resupply
• make over

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• entertain
• relax
• toy
• frolic
• sport
• amuse
• disport
• please
• joke
• rest
• cavort
• hang
• rollick
• dabble
• delight
• romp
• divert
• skylark
• gambol
• tease
• trifle
• frisk
• dally
• hang about
• idle
• fiddle (around)
• loaf
• bum (around)
• screw around
• putter (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• dawdle
• slack (off)
• jest
• mess around
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• strive
• struggle
• slave
• labor
• plug (away)
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• plod
• drudge

re-create

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verb (2)

variants or recreate

as in to reconstruct

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again

The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions.

The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

Related Words

• reconstruct
• revisit
• repeat
• review
• reinvent
• gather
• reimagine
• solve
• re-enact
• reconceptualize
• redefine
• judge
• work
• reexamine
• rethink
• reconsider
• reanalyze
• reevaluate
• reassess
• resolve
• reduplicate
• reenvision
• reconceive
• reappraise
• decide
• reinvestigate
• rehear
• conclude
• reweigh
• answer
• infer
• figure out
• deduce
• unravel
• work out
• restudy
• readdress
• reexplore
• piece together
• guess
• revise
• speculate
• assume
• presume
• rectify
• straighten (out)
• divine
• reason
• puzzle (out)
• crack
• decipher
• amend
• iron out
• correct
• clear (up)
• break
• unscramble
• remedy
• dope (out)
• decode
• untangle
• untie
• riddle (out)
• reform
• unriddle
• conjecture
• emend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recreate

Verb

The aim was to document every building and feature in the park and re-create them with Lego bricks. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 June 2025

Shutting down the city wasn’t an option for the low-budget production, however, and neither was re-creating it on a studio set. —Jake Kleinman, Wired News, 20 June 2025

By the time those letters reach St. Joseph, Missouri on Saturday night, if all goes well, more than 750 volunteer riders will have re-created the way mail was delivered for a brief, historic period of U.S. history — by the Pony Express. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025

Watching actors re-create your childhood right in front of you must have been really intense emotionally. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025